The Burghers of Calais, Victoria Tower Gardens, Parliament Buildings, Westminster, London, UK
The Burghers of Calais (French: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Channel, surrendered to the English after an eleven-month siege. The city commissioned Rodin to create the sculpture in 1884 and the work was completed in
Size: 3247px × 2848px
Location: Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster, London, UK
Photo credit: © Grazyna Bonati / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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